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Direct linkGray, Bethany; Cortes, Viviana – English for Specific Purposes, 2011
This study investigates the use of "this" and "these" as pronouns versus determiners in a corpus of research articles in Applied Linguistics and Materials and Civil Engineering. The study reveals that authors in the two disciplines use both structures in a similar manner, with pronominal uses constituting one-fifth of all occurrences. Five types…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Applied Linguistics, Research Reports, Civil Engineering
